Word details

堪能

Meanings, readings, and example sentences for the Japanese word 堪能.

Dictionary

Entry

堪能んのうNounFreq #5841
1

Adjectival nouns or quasi-adjectives (keiyodoshi)

proficient; skilled; skillful; good; accomplished

Examples
彼女はフランス語が堪能だ。
She is proficient in French.
2

Noun or participle which takes the aux. verb suru; Transitive verb; Intransitive verb

enjoying to the full; full satisfaction; being satiated (with); having one's fill (of)

Examples
ファン・ドーゲンの展覧会を十分堪能してきたよ。
I thoroughly enjoyed myself at the Van Dorgen Exhibition.

Character notes

Kanji in this Word

withstand, endure, support, resist

12 strokesFrequency 1,953JLPT N1Grade 8

On

カンタン

Kun

た.えるたま.るこら.えるこた.える

ability, talent, skill, capacity

10 strokesFrequency 273JLPT N2Grade 5

On

ノウ

Kun

よ.くあた.う

Nanori

たかのりよし

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